Brilliant Years 1991

Chapter 203 There is nothing wrong between him and me!
It's another chaotic day.

When the First Department Store opened in the morning, those people in the queue suddenly rushed in together, without knowing who was leading them, and almost caused a stampede.

Later on the third floor, although a special team had been arranged to maintain order in the queues for the past two days, the cashier table was still almost squeezed down. Later, it was revealed that the fifth small cashier counter, which was originally set up to solve the queue problem of other counters on the third floor, was secretly operating as the cashier for the Aijia rice cooker counter for a little work performance. Once the news spread, many customers who were already queuing in a hurry began to rush to the temporary cashier counter, almost squeezing the girl who was quietly doing the cashiering and issuing invoices downstairs...

In short, no one has ever encountered a similar situation, so everyone has their own strategies.

Troubled.

But fortunately, at least nothing serious happened.

As for queuing, rushing to buy, and complaining about purchase restrictions, Song Yuhua has become numb...

Taking advantage of the one-hour lunch break at the department store at noon, she hurried to take a taxi back to the hotel, where she finally washed up. Then, although she felt that she was not hungry at all and did not want to eat, she remembered what he said when he took her to the Jianguo Hotel to eat noodles in the capital that day. She struggled to get up from the bed, went to the restaurant downstairs in the hotel, and ordered herself a bowl of noodles.

Noodles with tomato and egg gravy.

The taste is slightly different from that made by the chef at Jianguo Hotel, and it is less salty.

But it is also very expensive.

Alas, it’s only the fourth day and I still can’t call him today.

But as I was eating, I actually felt hungry, so this time I didn’t try hard and actually finished the whole bowl of noodles. This was my first meal of the day.

I drank some soup, and huh... I don’t know why, but I suddenly felt energetic again.

Come on!

There is still a day and a half left, and he told me not to call him five days before the sale, so I will call him tomorrow night after midnight...

Thinking of this, Song Yuhua couldn't help but laugh.

I even felt the naughtiness of my idea.

But... I really want to find someone to share this with!
Although everything that happened before and after was completely in line with his original plan, he had already laid out and planned everything, and he was just responsible for being his stand-in and helping him keep an eye on things here, but even so, Song Yuhua still felt that everything that happened in the past few days was probably the most amazing thing he had ever done in his life - the last thing that made him feel accomplished was getting admitted to Beijing Normal University.

But the fact of being admitted to Beijing Normal University is still completely incomparable with the current situation!
You know, in the first three days of sales, more than 21,000 units were sold!

12063 units were sold yesterday alone!
It is estimated to be even higher today!

For the First Department Store, this day meant a real sales volume of over 8 million!

I haven't checked out yet, but of course, I can already ask for it.

According to the contract signed at the beginning, under normal circumstances, the collection period is one month. However, when the sales volume exceeds 5000 units within a month, you can request an advance settlement of the payment.

Therefore, in fact, I can propose to settle the payment for the first 20,000 units today!

1200 million!
It's a pity that such a great achievement has no one to share it with.

…………

"Manager Song!"

Unexpectedly, when I just arrived at the mall in the afternoon, I saw Vice President Cheng, who was responsible for liaising with me, accompanying Zhao Xiaoyong, the general manager of the First Department Store, standing where I usually liked to stand.

It seemed like he was just observing the bustling shopping scene, just like what he usually did.

Seeing me coming, Zhao Xiaoyong greeted me with a smile on his face.

Then he raised his hand and pointed at the long queue going out over there, and said with a smile: "It's amazing!"

Song Yuhua smiled slightly. Although she was not good at it, she grew up in a merchant family after all. Some things came out of her mouth easily. "This shows that the appeal of our First Department Store is really strong!"

Zhao Xiaoyong laughed loudly, waved his hands quickly, and then said with a smile: "Manager Song, this situation is the first time even for me! I heard that we sold more than 12,000 units yesterday! Our Aijia rice cooker is really good! Look, everyone is willing to line up with money to buy it, wow... hey..."

Well... I got a compliment.

Even though Song Yuhua had always been aloof in character, she was in the happiest moment of her life at that moment, and she couldn't help but smile.

Such moments of success can easily make people feel elated and refreshed.

"But Manager Song, I heard from Lao Cheng that our company's supply of goods... has some problems?"

really.

With Song Yuhua's intelligence, she had already thought of this problem almost as soon as she saw Zhao Xiaoyong standing here - in fact, it is not difficult to understand at all. This is the normal reaction.

The No. 1.7 Department Store in Shanghai is undoubtedly very important in the retail industry of Shanghai. However, even though it is the No. 1.6 Department Store, I heard Cao Yukun and Zhao Xiaoyong talking about it at the dinner table before. Under normal circumstances, the sales volume is only to a day. During holidays, it will be slightly more, and before the Spring Festival, it will be a big wave. But all in all, the sales volume for the whole year is about million. It is said that the situation this year is better than last year. People seem to like shopping more. As of the National Day, it has already exceeded million, so it is likely to exceed million this year.

But that obviously does not include the sudden emergence of the Aijia rice cooker!
More than eight million a day!
If sales continue like this, the No. 1 Department Store’s sales will exceed 200 million in a few days, not even by the end of the year! If sales continue until the end of the year, even if there is no more rush buying, as long as a good sales progress is maintained, there is a great hope that it will exceed 300 million by the end of the year!

What does that mean? It’s almost doubled compared to last year!

Seeing such a lively scene, General Manager Zhao Xiaoyong suddenly learned that there was a problem with the supply. How could he not pay attention to it and come over to ask?

"It won't be a problem for now."

Song Yuhua answered him calmly as always, "It's just that we didn't expect that the people of Shanghai would like our products so much, so... to be honest, when our CEO Kun transferred 100,000 units of goods to us at one time, I thought it was too much. It could only be sold for two to three years... But don't worry, we have already reported the sales situation and are transferring more goods!"

Feedback... what is that!

He doesn't even allow phone calls!

And there’s no point in giving feedback, as he has already said that the monthly production capacity is only 15,000 units!

I don’t know how big the factory is or how many workers it employs. Anyway, if so many people work hard for a whole month and bring them to Shanghai, they will produce enough for more than one day’s sales!
But that’s all I can say now.

"Oh, okay, okay, okay! Hahaha!"

Sure enough, Zhao Xiaoyong was very satisfied with this answer.

…………

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, the number of people queuing not only did not decrease, but it felt like it was getting bigger and bigger.

It is estimated that today's closure will be another big test for the First Department Store.

Yesterday, those customers who waited in line for a long time but failed to buy their products before the First Department Store closed were all filled with resentment. Vice President Cheng came over in person to explain to everyone, but was left speechless by everyone's questioning.

Of course, if you think about it, it actually has nothing to do with me as the supplier.

In short, the situation has really been completely opened up.

A total of 43000 units have been shipped here. By the end of today, it is estimated that another 12000 units will be shipped. In total, about 33000 units have been sold, which is basically consistent with my previous calculations.

But, of course, we still have to bring over 10,000 units tonight.

It's late into the night again.

It’s such a pleasant late night!

Song Yuhua turned around unexpectedly. She was stunned for a moment. Looking at Tao Mingqi who appeared beside her without her knowing, she smiled inexplicably. "Manager Tao? When did you come?"

Tao Mingqi was the office director of the beverage factory. Frankly speaking, I had met him many times before. At that time, I didn't think he was that great. He was just responsible for passing on information. However, when I came to Shanghai recently, because the company that Cao Yukun newly registered for selling goods was actually just an empty shell company, many things were actually done by Tao Mingqi and his people. So after this contact, Song Yuhua had to admit that Manager Tao worked under his eldest brother in the beverage factory, and it was indeed a good investment - he was very capable.

"Just arrived!"

He smiled warmly, with a bit of deliberate politeness, "I heard that Miss Song, you have been working until midnight for several days in a row. This is not good for your health, and our boss will definitely be unhappy. Let me take your place today. After all, they are all from our company, I am familiar with them, and I have dealt with them several times at the department store. I know them all. I will report to you tomorrow morning."

Song Yuhua was stunned.

I couldn't help but salivate over his words, "Our boss must be unhappy."

I was about to decline subconsciously, but because of this sentence, I hesitated for a moment - Cao Yukun entrusted this matter to me, so of course I have to be responsible and at least see it through from beginning to end. But... what does he mean by this? Does he mean that I am Cao Yukun's girlfriend? So he is afraid that if I tire myself out, Cao Yukun will feel bad and blame him?

But I'm not his girlfriend, I'm just his aunt...

Suddenly, she felt a little panicked. Song Yuhua raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair beside her cheek, shook her head, and said, "No, I'll do it. This is my duty."

Tao Mingqi smiled, but there was nothing in his smile. He didn't seem to be mocking his two sisters for following the same man. "I'm not being polite to you. Take a break! He will definitely agree if he knows."

Song Yuhua opened her mouth and opened it again.

So... am I being too intimate with him?
Whether it was the day when I accompanied him to look at houses, when he had intimately put his arm around my shoulders in his half-finished luxurious mansion, or when he had raised his hand to touch my face in the car that night, I had never had the slightest intention of resisting or avoiding him...

But...will they, like Tao Mingqi, really not laugh at themselves?

Cao Yukun's philandering and lustfulness were almost known to everyone, but this did not seem to be a problem. He openly married a third wife in the county without much hesitation, but this did not seem to be a problem either.

The problem is, I am his aunt!

Song Yuqian and I are sisters!

My brother-in-law hugged my aunt and touched her face so intimately...

Will they really not look down on me?
"Well... okay! Thank you for your hard work!"

"You're welcome, Miss Song!"

…………

Tired is still tired.

No matter how young you are, you can't help but sleep only five or six hours a day. Apart from that, you are almost always busy. In addition, due to the long-term excitement, the quality of sleep is not very high. For example, yesterday, I got up at around seven o'clock, but I didn't get back to the hotel until 12:40 the night before. After taking a shower, I hurried to sleep, but it took a long time before I fell asleep. In total, I slept for about five hours. As a result, I started busy again after waking up, and I was busy until after 12 o'clock in the morning before I got back to the hotel.

In the past, I worked in a car factory. Every day I just sat in the office. Apart from simply processing a few documents, I would read the newspaper and drink tea. How could I have ever been so busy?

Of course I am excited. When I am busy, I don’t feel too tired to do anything. But once I have a chance to relax, even for a night... the tiredness comes all at once.

The price of staying at Jing'an Hilton is very expensive, but the conditions are indeed good.

Especially this kind of suite is equipped with a very large bathtub. In the afternoon, I saw with my own eyes that the First Department Store advised people not to queue up an hour in advance, and smoothly processed all the customers in line before closing at six o'clock, and then smoothly counted and closed the door. Song Yuhua just ate something on the street, went back to the hotel, ran hot water for herself, and took a comfortable bath.

After coming out of the bath, feeling a strange mixture of energy and exhaustion, she lay down on the bed and stared at the phone on the bedside table for several minutes.

Well, it’s only the fourth day, so I can’t make phone calls.

But suddenly, the phone rang, scaring Song Yuhua.

When she came to her senses, she crawled over and grabbed the phone.

"Hey?"

"Hello, Yuhua? Why are you so excited? Are you waiting for a call?"

So disappointed, it’s Feng Xiaolu.

The sudden burst of great surprise and the sudden shattered expectations made Song Yuhua speechless for several seconds. But she quickly adjusted her mood, "What are you waiting for? Why did you call me when you weren't waiting for a call?" Feng Xiaolu was also very good. At least there was someone I could talk to. Well, it was mainly because I felt so accomplished in what I had done in the past few days. I felt so accomplished that I couldn't find anyone to show off to. It was really uncomfortable. Feng Xiaolu was very good. He was my best friend.

"It's okay! I thought you've been here for more than a week, so you should have settled down and given me your new phone number. But I haven't received your call, so I called you to ask you. What's wrong with you? Didn't you say you were going to work? Haven't you gone to work yet?"

"Uh... I'm at work. I've been pretty busy lately and haven't had time to call you."

The fact is... the company she works for now is a shell company. It doesn't even have a fixed office address, and of course there is no contact number.

"Oh, that's good. How is it? What kind of work did he arrange for you? Are you tired? Now you can finally be with him every day. Are you happy?"

"You...what are you talking about? What do you mean you're happy to be with him?"

"Tsk! Stop pretending! Have you forgotten how you acted after you received the phone call that day? You were so happy that you almost flew up, big sister! Can you stop pretending in front of me?"

Song Yuhua's face flushed red. She wanted to refute or explain herself, but she couldn't find the words.

She was not very good at speaking.

What's more... Yes, although I hesitated again and again when I answered the phone, and almost rejected him several times, but when he was so overbearing and unreasonable, and directly ordered me to resign immediately and go to Shanghai to find him, I was really happy from the bottom of my heart!
Others may not know, but Feng Xiaolu obviously knows everything.

Song Yuhua blushed and grumbled for a long time before saying, "You...talk nonsense all day long."

Feng Xiaolu was obviously not impressed by this response. "Here you go again! Just like him! He's handsome, capable, and rich. What's wrong with liking him?"

Song Yuhua was silent for a long time, but finally managed to suppress her shame and pleaded, "Xiao Lu, please stop talking! Really, how could I be with him? You know he's my brother-in-law!"

"I know! But so what? If Feng Xiaoxing had such a good boyfriend, I would definitely snatch him away! Humph, whoever gets him away gets him! If someone snatches him away, it means we are not destined to be together!"

"Pfft...you damn girl!"

Song Yuhua finally found an opportunity to fight back, and she attacked immediately, "You usually blush when you talk to a man, and you're trying to steal someone. You're just bragging! If Xiao Xing really gets a boyfriend and brings him home one day, I guess you won't be able to utter a complete sentence!"

"Hehe! No way! I'm much better now!"

Song Yuhua laughed again.

How come she, with such a cold personality, could have such a close friend?
Because of complementarity.

Feng Xiaolu is a very talkative girl in front of acquaintances, but when she is in front of strangers, she is so clumsy that she can hardly say anything. Song Yuhua is almost the opposite of her.

She has almost no desire to talk in front of people she knows well, but in front of strangers, especially if there is something to be done, she can talk easily and get things done.

Of course, some people and some things are exceptions.

Song Yuhua had always thought that there would be no exceptions, but recently she realized that she was wrong and that there are exceptions.

You don't want to talk to others at all, but you always want to talk to him, and it feels like you have endless things to say.

You hate other people smoking, especially in front of you, but he can do it. When he smokes, you don't feel choked, nor do you think the smoke is bad. Instead, you seem to smell an indescribable aroma of tobacco. You even think that the way he smokes is particularly tasteful and beautiful.

You hate anyone - including men and women - who is promiscuous, philandering, and indulgent. Even the so-called prodigal heroes in TV dramas are hard for you to like and you can't empathize with the plot, but he can.

You even feel that the fact that he married a third wife in the county and yet the heads of his own, Xie and Huang families all tacitly allowed him to be so presumptuous and arrogant is a manifestation of his extraordinary ability and charm.

You even feel that he can be so fickle and lustful, and that he is qualified to be so affectionate.

How to do?
He is inexplicably so special in your heart!

"Hey, tell me, what job did your brother-in-law arrange for you?"

After chatting for a while, Feng Xiaolu finally asked this question.

Song Yuhua had already turned over by this time, leaning against the backrest on the bed. Hearing this, she unconsciously became nervous, with a hint of boasting in her calmness. While showing off, she deliberately made her tone as indifferent as possible, "Not bad! He is the manager of a sales company. In fact, it is just a title. He doesn't care about it. This company is equivalent to leaving it to me to manage!"

"Wow! Doesn't that mean that you are being supported by him? With that who is that? The last time we talked about your sister Yuqian, I mentioned her. She helps him manage the beverage factory. Her last name is... Huang, right?"

Song Yuhua bit her lip and subconsciously suppressed her desire to refute... What do you mean by "I was raised by him"? How did he raise her?
Until now, I haven’t even mentioned paying my salary!
But, okay, no rebuttal, "Her surname is Huang, her name is Huang Jiaying. She's a very amazing girl!"

However, he still couldn't help but take advantage of the situation, "But that doesn't mean he has to support her! First of all, Huang Jiaying is very capable and manages the beverage factory very well. Secondly, Huang Jiaying is also his wife, and now she lives with another girl in the house he bought in our county!"

"Oh, that's the same as you are now! You are also helping him manage a company, right? Hey, hey, why didn't he arrange a place for you to live? Haven't you two done anything yet? Or have you not let him touch you?"

"Feng Xiaolu!"

This is really unbearable. This damn girl really dares to say anything!

"Okay, okay, I won't say any more and I won't ask any more!"

Feng Xiaolu surrendered immediately, but then asked again, "Then he should at least arrange a place for you to stay, right? He can't let you stay in a hotel all the time!"

When Song Yuhua heard this, she suddenly thought of his luxurious villa for some reason!

It is said that the decoration will be completed before New Year's Day.

He asked me this question that day while putting his arm around my shoulders, but he didn't seem to be taking it seriously.

So... such a big house, so luxurious, the decoration alone would cost as much as seven or eight million. After the decoration, buying furniture and appliances would probably cost another large amount of money... He wants to let himself live in it?
That will obviously be his home in Shanghai from now on!

Hu Zihong was obviously envious and wanted to move in, but he didn't agree.

I had thought before that it would be great if Yuqian could move in after she graduated from college. The enjoyment was not that important. What was important was that living in that house seemed to imply some kind of particularly important status!
But...was he just asking casually, or did he really want me to move in?

With what identity can I live there?

My brother-in-law's home in Shanghai, his mistress didn't even move in, but my aunt actually moved in... This...

"It's arranged! The house is quite big, but it's still under renovation. It won't be finished until New Year's Day."

Song Yuhua blushed a little when she said this, but she still insisted on finishing it, "After the renovation is completed, we still need to buy furniture and appliances. I guess we can't really move in until around the Spring Festival!"

"Oh, that's great. Once you move in, I'll have a base in the Magic City and will come back to visit you!"

After hesitating for a moment, he agreed, "Okay!"

Then, Feng Xiaolu suddenly brought the topic back to work. "So what do you do every day in this company? Is it a lot of work? Is it tiring? How much salary do you get?"

However, perhaps because he was disturbed by the questions and answers and his reveries just now, Song Yuhua was originally full of expectations and had been waiting for Feng Xiaolu to ask this question, but at this moment, he suddenly seemed to lose his spirit and was not interested in showing off his achievements in recent times.

"It's OK. Right now, I'm mainly working with the No. 1 Department Store in Magic City to help sell a rice cooker he imported from Hongkong. It's called the Aijia brand. It's selling pretty well. I'm a bit busy."

"Oh, you really are selling things! You...you're not going to stand behind the counter as a salesperson, are you?"

Song Yuhua laughed, and then answered her calmly, "You are kidding, we sell more than 10,000 units a day, with a sales volume of more than 8 million. I am so busy adjusting the goods that I don't even have time to stand at the counter!"

"How much more? Eight million in sales?"

Ah...the fun part is right here!

Song Yuhua finally felt refreshed.

My achievements have finally been seen and known by others.

"Ah."

She agreed calmly and said, "It's just... I'm tired!"

While she was talking, she recounted what she had done in the past few days in Shanghai, from the matter he assigned to her, to her running to sign contracts with the TV station and the First Department Store, to the broadcast of the advertisement, to the hot sales of Aijia rice cookers from the first day, to the First Department Store opening eight sets of cash registers specifically for Aijia appliances, to even the Shanghai TV station coming to interview her... In short, she said everything that she hadn't wanted to say.

It was not until she finally finished talking and felt relieved that she suddenly realized that Feng Xiaolu hadn't said a word from beginning to end. "Hey, Xiaolu? What's wrong with you? Why aren't you talking?"

On the other end of the phone, Feng Xiaolu suddenly said, "Really, Yuhua, just go ahead and rob him! Don't worry about Yuqian, at most you two can go together, this kind of man... why do I feel like he is simply a god after hearing what you said! In the past, when I heard you say how powerful he was, I didn't feel that much, but this... this time is different, this is simply predicting the future! Look, such a powerful man, so handsome, and rich... Go ahead, Yuhua!"

"Pfft... Nonsense again!"

"Really selling over 8 million units a day? Over 12,000 units?"

"Yes. It's true. I did it all myself. I checked the accounts every day. How could it be fake?"

"Fuck...fuck!"

"Pfft... stop swearing!"

"How good must his Aijia rice cooker be? Is it really priced at 688 yuan? It's so expensive, but so many people are still buying it?"

"Well, of course it's very good! Hongkong is such a developed place, and this brand has been the best-selling brand for 17 years. It's one of the most powerful high-tech products! And they even invited Li Qingxia to shoot the commercial! Just think about it, Li Qingxia is so famous, why would she shoot the commercial if the product is not good?"

"Is that company his too?"

"Yes, it is. He just acquired it last month. I can't tell you the details because I wasn't involved. But I know it's a listed company in Hongkong! I guess... he spent a lot of money!"

"It's really... a god!"

"..."

"I should have heard almost all of his stories from you, right? I haven't heard anything new in just a few months, and he actually bought a listed company in Hongkong... Oh my God! Hey, go ask him if he is interested in the car factory, or ask him to buy our car factory! By then, I will be his employee! How about it? It must be great to work for him!"

"Pfft...what are you thinking? The car factory is a state-owned enterprise!"

"What's wrong with state-owned enterprises? These days, it's not just one or two state-owned enterprises that have closed down! Besides, you know what happened to our factory in the past two years. I heard that the higher-ups are holding a meeting to study it recently. The city has probably had enough of losing money and taking out loans every year! I heard that they want to sell it, or find someone to form a joint venture with it."

Song Yuhua ignored her evasive talk and said with a smile: "Why don't you just say you want to come and see me? You're beating around the bush! Even if the car factory is to be sold, it can't be sold casually! But... I really need someone to help me, but... haha... I suspect you have ulterior motives!"

"Hey, hey! What motive do I have? What motive could I have?"

"Tsk! I'm warning you, he's my brother-in-law! Don't even think about it!"

"Don't try that! Monks can touch it, but I can't?"

"Pfft... Don't show off your knowledge! I'm not kidding you! Also, let me tell you again, there is nothing wrong between him and me, don't talk nonsense all the time!"

"It's weird if I believe you!"

"Believe it or not, it's like this!"

"You want me to believe you? Fine. You sneaked out last time and developed so many photos. Whose are they? Show them to me. There are so many rolls of film. If there are no photos of Cao Yukun among them, I will believe you!"

"Uh……"

At this moment, Song Yuhua was suddenly panicked and was speechless.

"I don't want to bother with you. You keep talking nonsense all day long! Hang up now. I'm going to sleep!"

"Hey, hey, don't hang up, photos, I want to see the photos!"

"No photos! Go to sleep! Bye!"

(End of this chapter)